Gen Z Students Are Filling Our Online Classrooms: Do Our Teaching Methods Need a Reboot?

Generation Z students are described as being our first “digital natives” who have grown up typing with their thumbs on smartphones and tuning out school-based interactions that do not capture their short attention spans. As Gen Z students occupy more post-secondary rosters for web based courses, they seek instructional models that combine world-class online learning…

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An Investigation of Students’ Attitudes and Motivations Toward Online Learning

This study investigated students’ attitudes and motivations toward online learning. Students in the online course, Introduction to the Visual Arts, were asked to complete questionnaires administered during the first and last week of the online course. A group of questions on Attitude was asked on both surveys. Questions on Interest, Self-management, and Locus of Control…

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Overcoming Physical Separation in the Online Environment to Help Learners Persist

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